Daily Practice · Foundation
May 1962 5-a-day
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Every sheet in May 1962
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- 1st May 1962A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.2. It is thrown 200 times. How many heads would you expect?
- 2nd May 1962In a group of 50 students, 60 are boys. 15 boys and 0 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
- 3rd May 1962Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(55) lie?
- 4th May 1962A line has equation y = 2x - 6. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
- 5th May 19624 identical batteries cost £4.60. Work out the cost of 11 of the same batteries.
- 6th May 1962The point (-3, -6) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
- 7th May 1962Bea has 5 scores with a mean of 17. Scores 20, 17, 20, 14 are known. Work out the missing score.
- 8th May 1962In a survey 4 households own 1 car, 9 own 2 cars and 2 own 3 cars. Work out the mean number of cars, to 2 decimal places.
- 9th May 1962Work out 7/8 divided by 5/7. Give your answer in its simplest form.
- 10th May 1962The angles in a triangle are 2x°, 2x° and (x + 80)°. Form an equation and work out x.
- 11th May 1962A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1.5 m. How long is the model, in cm?
- 12th May 1962The bearing of B from A is 092°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
- 13th May 1962The probability that it rains tomorrow is 3/4. Work out the probability that it does not rain.
- 14th May 1962A frequency polygon has plotted frequencies of 4, 9, 8 and 12. How many values are in the whole data set?
- 15th May 1962A length x is 840 cm, rounded to the nearest 10. Write down the error interval for x.
- 16th May 1962A rectangle is x cm wide and 7 cm longer than it is wide. Write a simplified expression for its perimeter.
- 17th May 1962A 900 g bag of coffee costs £4.50. Work out the cost per 100 g.
- 18th May 1962A cuboid measures 13 cm by 13 cm by 14 cm. Work out its volume.
- 19th May 1962Using only the digits 1, 8, 2, 5 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
- 20th May 1962A scatter graph plots a runner's time for 100 m and the distance they can throw a ball. What type of correlation would you expect?
- 21st May 1962Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(112) lie?
- 22nd May 1962Use v = u + at with u = 11, a = 5 and t = 4. Work out v.
- 23rd May 1962£1 is worth 1.08 Swiss francs. How many Swiss francs does £540 buy?
- 24th May 1962Two parallel lines are crossed by a straight line. One of a pair of co-interior (allied) angles is 124°. Work out the other.
- 25th May 1962Here are 6 numbers: 32, 24, 35, 34, 23, 26. Work out the mean.
- 26th May 1962A pie chart shows 45 people. 12 of them chose art. Work out the angle of that sector.
- 27th May 1962Work out 1/5 divided by 1/9. Give your answer in its simplest form.
- 28th May 1962A sequence has nth term 5n + 4. Work out the 10th term.
- 29th May 1962A recipe for 12 muffins uses 288 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 muffins?
- 30th May 1962Two of the angles in a triangle are 39° and 77°. Work out the third angle.
- 31st May 1962Here are seven numbers: 14, 2, 5, 22, 28, 7, 17. Work out the median and the range.